My mother is one of Master Ching Hai's disciples. Under her influence, my father learned a lot about Master's teachings and gradually switched to a vegetarian diet. He did so mainly for health reasons-he hoped to recover quickly from leukemia. But his condition did not improve much despite his vegetarian diet. With other hindrances getting in the way, he stopped persisting in his effort.

However, my mother did not blame him. She continued to play Master's video and audio tapes nonstop every day. After some time, my father had read all of Master's books that we had at home. He read them over and over many times. He had a clear understanding of Master's teachings, and knew that vegetarianism and spiritual practice are not intended to save one's body, but to liberate one from life and death.

One day I saw with my own eyes my father behaving like a child. He held Master's photo in his hands, and sincerely repented to Her, saying, "Great Mother, please forgive the mistakes of this child." At the moment of his repentance, he saw Master's manifestation body. My father cried breathlessly in gratitude for Her mercy. Under Master's loving blessings, my father started to be a vegetarian again, and persisted till the very end.

Father's disease was diagnosed late and he was found to be in very serious condition. It seemed that he would die on several occasions. But every time he was in a critical state, he saw the manifestation body of Master visit him in the hospital, and even initiate him in his dreams. He said Master was really great, just like a loving mother. He was very thankful to Her, but did not know how to express himself. Once he held Master's photo in his hands and said, "Alive or dead, I will always be Your disciple."

Just before he passed away, he was unable to speak. He could only laboriously make gestures to tell us what he wanted. He kept pointing at the audio recorder indicating that he wanted us to play Master's Buddha chanting tape. After we started to play the tape, he passed away with the most beautiful smile he had had in his whole life. We believe he has gone to the place he had been longing for-the beautiful Home of the soul.